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National Botanic Garden of Wales

Another visit on Tuesday 9th July 2013
View of pond with the dome in the distance
View of pond with the dome in the distance		 The Bog garden
The Bog garden		 Water lilies on one of the many ponds
Water lilies on one of the many ponds		 A different type of water lily.
A different type of water lily.		 A giant dragonfly
A giant dragonfly		 A Canada geese family
A Canada geese family
Father on the left, Mother on the right and the big babies in the middle.
Father on the left, Mother on the right and the big babies in the middle.		 A border of yellow flowers.
A border of yellow flowers.		 Hosta's in the shade
Hosta's in the shade		 View of the large lake.
View of the large lake.		 A nice flower, could be a type of Begonia
A nice flower, could be a type of Begonia		 A lot of the area is left to nature, a wild meadow.
A lot of the area is left to nature, a wild meadow.
Wild flowers and grasses.
Wild flowers and grasses.		 Not sure what is is, but it was past its best.
Not sure what is is, but it was past its best.		 More wild flowers and grasses
More wild flowers and grasses		 Another big pink flower
Another big pink flower		 The Bull
The Bull		 The dead tree from another angle.
The dead tree from another angle.
A meadow in the walled garden
A meadow in the walled garden		 Poppies and Cornflowers
Poppies and Cornflowers		 The waterfall at the start of the rill
The waterfall at the start of the rill		 The waterfall, showing the old stable block. Now the shop and Cafe'
The waterfall, showing the old stable block. Now the shop and Cafe'		 Information sign in the Glass Dome
Information sign in the Glass Dome		 Apparently the largest free standing dome in the World
Apparently the largest free standing dome in the World
No idea what it is, but it is native to Australia
No idea what it is, but it is native to Australia		 Large Cactus
Large Cactus		 Paradise plant
Paradise plant 		A gazina
A gazina		 Three more Gazina's
Three more Gazina's		 Agerphantus
Agerphantus
Not sure what this is, it appears to made from wood and it was on one of the walls in the Glass dome.
Not sure what this is, it appears to made from wood and it was on one of the walls in the Glass dome.		 Trees and rocks
Trees and rocks		 The end of the rill, which runs down most of the main entrance and exit
The end of the rill, which runs down most of the main entrance and exit

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Ed Duverger16-Jul-2013 09:45
Nice gallery,shure an interesting place to visit on a sunny day like this.
Steve Thuman16-Jul-2013 04:24
Quite a lovely place to visit!
Ruth Voorhis16-Jul-2013 02:06
Beautiful gallery, Roger. Thank you for this exceptional tour.
fotabug16-Jul-2013 01:20
Fine gallery, Roger
Walt 16-Jul-2013 01:20
Thanks for taking me along on the visit. Great shots, just like being there.
Bea.15-Jul-2013 23:33
Fabulous gallery Roger and you chose a perfect day to visit these gardens.
Paul Milholland15-Jul-2013 23:17
Enjoyable gallery, Roger. We have something similar in San Francisco with the different "country" zones, minus that glass dome.
graham 15-Jul-2013 22:52
super place Roger nice gallery
Guest 15-Jul-2013 22:41
Beautiful gallery. If I lived nearby, I surely would visit a lot
Graqham p 15-Jul-2013 22:40
Well worth a visit - you've tempted me with this superb collection
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